PODCAST · health
The Big Life
by Full Service Radio
Every week on The Big Life, Ingrid Vaicius and Lina Salazar hold inspiring and honest conversations with experts, leaders and holistic professionals who live and help others live big, fulfilling lives by redefining success, beauty, health, and happiness. Former “9-5 professionals” turned health coaches, Lina and Ingrid want to provoke a mindset shift and give you the tools to go from stressed and overwhelmed to happy and thriving.
Episodes
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Coronavirus Edition: A Unique Opportunity to Be With Yourself
Each person is experiencing the Coronavirus in different ways. Some feel this is the perfect moment to do all the things they never have time for: learn a new skill, read all the books, cook and or bake more. In other words, be more productive. For others it might be the opposite—the forced pause...
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Coronavirus Edition: In Case You Didn’t Notice, Attention is Key to Your Well-being
This is a moment in history to notice how fractured and vulnerable our attention can be. In today’s economy, everyone is competing for our attention. Because of how triggering the current context is, the links between attention and well-being are more evident and salient. How do we take charge of...
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Coronavirus Edition: Reimaging Community
Our world has been turned upside down, the places and things we did to build community are no longer accessible to us. However, having a community to rely on in these times is critical. In this episode we talk about how this new reality is forcing us to reimagine what community looks like and…
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Coronavirus Edition: Quarantined with an Eating Disorder
The Coronavirus is disrupting everyone’s lives in different ways and intensities. It is particularly challenging for those who suffer from an eating disorder. When you have or are recovering from an eating disorder, having a structure, a routine, and permanent support and connection is extremely...
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Coronavirus Edition: How to Boost your Immune System
Last week’s episode was all about giving you some concrete actions you can take to help ease the anxiety resulting from the generalized sense of lack of control. This week, we focus on the things you can be in charge of: Caring for your well-being by boosting your immune system. Our guest is Dr.,...
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Coronavirus edition: Three things you might not be doing right now (but should)
We're in the midst of a pandemic. You may have stocked up on anti-bacterial, food (and toilet paper!). But, you still feel anxious and stressed. You're still trying to adjust to your new routine and it's hard not to feel panicked with the uncertainty that dominates the news. On The Big Life...
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Living a healthy life outside of diet culture
What is health for you? Some people think, “it’s eating an apple instead of chips when you’re hungry”; "having a healthy weight"'; or "having the willpower to eat salads when everyone else ate pizza". Our idea of how to be healthy and how to care for ourselves, has been hijacked by diet culture,...
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Can your Career, Parenting and Personal Life Coexist?
In today’s show we’ll be exploring how to navigate work and life in a way that feels aligned with your values and goals-- and doesn’t lead to burnout. This is a key component of the work that I do. There is a lot of talk about work-life balance, but I don’t think we should look at it this this…
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Why we need self-worth
Let's be honest. It’s very hard not to find our sense of worth in our professional success, our weight, our wealth, our how healthy we eat. The rise of social media allows us to compare ourselves with millions of people around the globe, which doesn’t contribute to this reality. When our sense of...
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"Valentine’s Day Special: Understanding Modern Urban Dating Culture "
Seven out 10 DC locals are single, the highest percentage of singles in the country. DC is a good proxy for the modern urban dating culture, which seems to be a source of stress for many adults. Why is it so hard to date today? Are major cities’ transient and overachieving nature part of the...
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Living a booze free (big) life in D.C.
After New Hampshire, DC has the highest alcohol consumption per capita in the country. This isn’t surprising given how normalized alcohol has become--we drink while getting a manicure, grocery shopping, and happy hours are the way we network par excellence. Have we normalized excessive drinking…
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How to Overcome Perfectionism
On this episode of The Big Life podcast, we talk about perfectionism, where it comes from, how it affects every area of your lives and share strategies to overcome our perfectionist tendencies. Maybe you are the high achiever who is never happy with the outcome, thinks that they can do better and...
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Going back to basics: Sleep, movement, and breath.
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated" said Confucius. This is mostly true in the field of health and wellness. We love overcomplicating our diet, the exercise we do, and how we manage stress. This tendency can prevent us from taking action, hinders our confidence to take...
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Building Resilience to Reduce Stress and Lead More Effectively
Our day to day lives are filled with stress. Between work, life and everything in between it seems most of us are overwhelmed, exhausted and on a constant stress loop. How can we learn to thrive even under the most difficult circumstances? How can we reduce our stress no matter what life throws…
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How to set intentions in 2020
Welcome to the second season of The Big Life podcast! It’s that time of the year. Everywhere we look we are inundated with posts about new year’s resolutions telling you to lose weight, quit smoking, or become a meditator. Most of those who start the year with promises for transformation find...
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Using Debilitating Pain and Chronic Fatigue as a Catalyst for Change
In this episode we talk to Mehul Gandhi, who after suffering from chronic pain and fatigue syndrome for 20 years, used a meditation practice to discover the mind and body’s ability to heal. This process was the catalyst that led him to create a startup that integrates the principles of…
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Diet culture is stealing your life
Whether we're aware of it or not, diet culture is a force that influences people's beliefs about health, weight, fatness, attractiveness, food, and self-worth. Diet culture explains why the diet industry is worth billions of dollars, and it’s at the root of American’s disordered relationship with...
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Why you should invest in your financial well-being to reduce stress
"Does the mere thought of your finances make you feel stressed and anxious? Are you losing sleep thinking about your bills, credit card debt and whether your will be able to retire comfortably? You are not alone. Studies show that about 75% of americans struggle with stress around money. In this...
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The Effects of Weight-Stigma
Gender, race, age and religion are not the only types of stigma that exist in society. Weight stigma is pervasive in the United States. Fat people face discrimination in the workplace, the media, educational institutions, and in healthcare settings. Could weight-stigma lead to unhealthy levels of...
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Finding pockets of calm in harsh situations
Ana Maria Gonzalez is the Chief Sustainability Officer, at Fundación por la Educación Multidimensional (FEM) a Cartagena-based non profit that helps local rural ethnic communities in Colombia secure their land ownership, self governance, and resource allotment. Her team has successfully…
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The Coaching Revolution
The coaching industry is booming. In 2015 it was a $955 million industry-- today it tops $1 billion. What does this exponential growth say about people’s aspirations and needs? Is coaching a useful tool to help us minimize stress? Life coach Catherine Wood, Founder and Head Coach of Unbounded...
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The hosts talk openly: How we handle stress
In this episode, Ingrid and Lina give us a peak into their life as entrepreneurs. They will share the biggest lessons they have learned since making a big career change, talk about what is stressing them out now—how they keep it from spiraling out of control—and they will also chat about what...
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Stress + Fertility: How Eastern and Western Medicine can Help
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Are Stress and Burnout Inevitable as an Entrepreneur?
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Healthy, fit...AND stressed
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Building a meaningful and fulfilling life
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A Conversation Around Setting Boundaries
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Stress in the classroom: How do we address the pressures teens are facing?
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Exploring Eastern Traditions to Deal with Stress: Can Acupuncture help?
Increasingly, people today are exploring eastern medicine to deal with disease, hormonal imbalances, chronic pain and infertility. Can eastern traditions help people minimize stress? In this episode, Jill Hicks, Founder of Scarlet Oak Acupuncture, shares her personal experience dealing with…
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The Paradox of Stress in the Doctor’s Office
Contrary to popular belief, stress is pervasive in the medical establishment, and doctors are particularly susceptible to experiencing burnout. In this episode, Sean Tabaie, M.D, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children’s National Health System shares his personal experience dealing with stress. Sean’s…
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Debut Episode: Living The Big Life
Are you stuck in the stress and burnout loop? Are you going a million miles a minute, running from one task to the next and feeling like there is never enough time to get “it” all done. This seems to be the norm in DC (and beyond) and it’s affecting our mental and physical health and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Every week on The Big Life, Ingrid Vaicius and Lina Salazar hold inspiring and honest conversations with experts, leaders and holistic professionals who live and help others live big, fulfilling lives by redefining success, beauty, health, and happiness. Former “9-5 professionals” turned health coaches, Lina and Ingrid want to provoke a mindset shift and give you the tools to go from stressed and overwhelmed to happy and thriving.
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Full Service Radio
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Every week on The Big Life, Ingrid Vaicius and Lina Salazar hold inspiring and honest conversations with experts, leaders and holistic professionals who live and help others live big, fulfilling lives by redefining success, beauty, health, and happiness. Former “9-5 professionals” turned health...
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